Eyam is one of the best-preserved villages in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England and is the famous `plague village`, which went into voluntary quarantine when the Bubonic plague was imported from London in 1665 by George Viccars, the first plague victim, he was a Tailor`s Assistant, he caught the plague from handling infected material from London. The church in the centre of the village has many relics of the plague. I shall show photos of Eyam church in another blog. There are many fine old houses in Eyam and parts of the village have been kept as they looked several centuries ago. Many of the buildings also have plaques giving details of their history and the part their inhabitants played in the plague saga, notably the Plague Cottages, where the outbreak began.
The Plague Cottages.
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Three of the plaques in front of the Plague Cottages.
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Eyam Hall.
Built in 1676 but in a style which was already out of fashion, so it looks like an early Jacobean Mansion. It is the home of the Wright family who built it and have lived there ever since.
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The Market Hall.
This building was used by farmers wives to sell their eggs, butter, cheese and poultry on market days. It is now used as a Tourist Information Centre.
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The Ever End Troughs.
Two 16th century troughs which collected water flowing from Eyam Edge. The high trough was reported to be mainly for the use of the horses and cattle and the low trough for dogs to drink from. The name of these troughs is derived from Eaver or Ever because the supply was said never to fail.
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Stocks.
If you committed a petty crime up to the beginning of the 19th century you could have been put in the Stocks and had stones and clods of earth hurled at you.
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I do not know what this building was or what it was used for but nature looks to be reclaiming it.
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Sheep Roast.
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